[klulessrn]

Hi all....just a few questions about IR. I come from an ER backround of 8 years and just started a new position in IR. So far I am loving it but was wondering if there are any good books or references out there regarding procedures, sedation practices, etc. I realize my role is to care and monitor the patient during procedures but I am wondering what other roles I may be able to assume. I am in orientation but feel it is not really giving me a good overall picture.
Also, after care of procedures education and information for patients, families etc.
Thanks to any help!!

[DutchgirlRN]

Originally Posted by klulessrn

Hi all....just a few questions about IR. I come from an ER backround of 8 years and just started a new position in IR. So far I am loving it but was wondering if there are any good books or references out there regarding procedures, sedation practices, etc. I realize my role is to care and monitor the patient during procedures but I am wondering what other roles I may be able to assume. I am in orientation but feel it is not really giving me a good overall picture.
Also, after care of procedures education and information for patients, families etc.
Thanks to any help!!

Are you sedating the patient also? I had to go through a class before doing conscious sedation.

As far as patient education...I searched and researched by means of the internet, all nurses commrades, books, radiologists, etc...and wrote up post procedure instructions for the patients. I had to have them all approved by administration, the dept heads and the head radiologists before they could be distributed but they have been extremely helpful to me (not repeating the same thing 30 times a day) and extremely helpful to the patient. It helps calm their fears while waiting for their procedure to begin and they have something in black & white to take home with them to remind them to hydrate post contrast, hold Metformin, etc....

I am now working on pre-procedure information to give to the doctors offices. You can't believe how much mis-information the patients get.